When we last heard about AMC’s semi-secretive new series based on Annie Jacobsen’s best-selling book about Area 51, it was being helmed by producers of The Walking Dead and The Good Wife. Well, strike that last part. AMC announced at its upfronts yesterday that the series is officially in development with Gale Anne Hurd from The Walking Dead executive producing, but now X Files creator Chris Carter has been brought to co-executive produce and write the script.

As far as actual information about the show… yeah. Maybe a tick or two above bupkis, max. All AMC said is that its “a contemporary conspiracy thriller revealing the true story behind the infamous Area 51, America’s most mysterious military installation,” which seems unnecessary seeing as the cinematic masterpiece Independence Day already spilled all the beans about Area 51 way back in 1996. But what do I know, right?

Jacobsen’s book revolves around the famed military installation in the world that has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government and explores the myths about the area and those who believe that region is home to aliens, underground tunnel systems and nuclear facilities. Jacobsen interviewed 19 men who served on the base and additional servicemen who were employed there.

So, there’s that, too. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, here’s a picture I found on Getty when I searched for “Area 51.” I think it speaks volumes.

This could potentially be like another “The Americans,” if it really follows Jacobsen’s book. It’s much more of a secretive Air Force base than the mysterious alien research facility and stand-up arcade game we all know and love.

That’s what I’m thinking as well. Jacobsen’s book was more about the engineers and test pilots working on projects like Oxcart (which became the SR-71) and how they had to keep all of this hidden from friends and family.

So more like “The Americans” but with test pilots and secret covert programs.

The Walking Dead is just about the worst written-show because you have just shy of eleventy-chillion fucking executive producers calling the shots. And great art has never come out of a fucking boardroom. Let Chris Carter assume the role of sole executive producer and tell Gale Ann Hurd to politely fuck right off and leave him be.